De Lima (13-3-1) had his six-fight unbeaten streak snapped last August with a submission loss to Nikita Krylov. He had won his first two UFC fights, including a 20-second knockout of Richardson Moreira back in 2014. Hester (11-5) is stuck in a two-fight losing skid, falling via second round TKO to Vitor Miranda and Robert Whittaker.

Rodriguez (6-1) won his TUF title with a decision over Leonardo Morales and has followed up with decisions vs. Charles Rosa and Dan Hooker. Fili (15-3), who is just 25 years old, will be competing for the sixth time with the UFC. He has alternated wins and losses, including a November head-kick knockout of Gabriel Benitez.